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The post World War-II rivalry between the United States and the erstwhile USSR inaugurated a Cold War or rather an icy peace in Europe that became the principal battleground of this confrontation that soon enveloped the rest of the world as well. (representataional image/ AFP)

Manish Tewari | How the West obtusely midwifed a world order

The North Atlantic Treaty organisation (Nato) brought into existence in April 1949 with the United States as its...

13 March 2022 1:31 AM IST

The Jaipur Literature Festival-2022 ends on March 14, Monday. (Photo: facebook)

Sucheta Dasgupta | Festival of ideas

Big minds jousted spiritedly on JLF-2022's hybrid arena

12 March 2022 2:24 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves during a road show in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | New dynamic as politics in India reshapes itself

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has won, while the Congress has become a virtual presence, as has the BSP

12 March 2022 2:00 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | There's a price for supporting democracy: Are we...

Not buying Russian gas and oil may cause serious problems there. But then, supporting democracy, even nascent ones,...

12 March 2022 1:24 AM IST

The BJPs door-to-door campaign drew sharp criticism from the rivals. (ANI representational)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | After its UP triumph, BJP must deliver...

The Muslims in UP and the BJP must now come to terms with each other

11 March 2022 10:49 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists gather during a roadshow of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the seventh phase of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections in Varanasi. (Photo: AFP)

Anand K. Sahay | Do poll results indicate a basic transformation of...

Once the Congress goes down, effectively speaking, it is hard to think of any regional party being able to stand up...

11 March 2022 3:37 AM IST

Stranded migrant labourers in Chennai, in southeastern India, prepare to board a special train to take them home after the government eased lockdown measures (AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Don't treat the pandemic like yesterday's...

We need to also remember that Omicron arrived last year just when the endgame enthusiasm was gathering momentum

10 March 2022 2:54 AM IST

The rule was changed apparently to widen the pool of DIG-level police officers for central deputation and try and fill the many vacancies in the central police organizations and the Central Armed Police Forces. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Dilip Cherian | Whistleblower Khemka gets promoted; new rules for DIGs

Centre has now dropped the empanelment rule for central deputation of DIG-level IPS officers

10 March 2022 1:06 AM IST

Both the First and the Second World Wars, in terms of their human tragedy, stands as the best example till today. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | War and peace in Europe: Arms sellers real...

War is a good time to create wealth and ensure healthy balance sheets

9 March 2022 3:29 AM IST

Women holding identification cards, stand in a queue to cast their votes, during the Punjab Assembly elections, in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjay Kumar | The challenges and the risks over exit polls

It is challenging as there is hardly any other business where the product's quality is put to the test as quickly as it...

9 March 2022 2:50 AM IST

Women walk along a street near a bus stand in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Shikha Mukerjee | India's women must move on from hijabs, kitchens

Women's participation as workers has declined, though more girls complete school education and enter colleges and...

8 March 2022 3:59 AM IST

The survey said 81 per cent of people trust the transparency of the current voting process. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Why voters still re-elect govts despite failures on...

This piece is not about the parties and elections but about the voter, and why they vote in the way they do

8 March 2022 3:32 AM IST